Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 βThe freedom to express varying and often opposing ideas is essential to a variety of conceptions of democracy. If democracy is viewed as essentially a process β a way in which collective decisions for a society are made β free expression is crucial to the openness of the process and to such characteristics as elections, representation of interests, and the like.β ~ Jonathan D. Casper Source: The Politics of Civil Liberties, 1972